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2026 WAL Academic All-District

Field Hockey

Keuka College Athletics Places Six on Women’s Academic All-District At-Large Team

L-R: Olivia Hatch, Tori Nelson, Sarah O'Brien, Lauren Vitello, Brianna Broadwell, Mackennah Decker
KEUKA PARK, N.Y. — Keuka College Athletics had six women named At-Large Academic All-District by College Sports Communicators.

The honors included members of the Field Hockey, Women's Lacrosse, and Women's Golf teams.

Tori Nelson earned her third Academic All-District selection, and Brianna Broadwell from the Field Hockey team was honored for a second time. Also from field hockey were Mackennah Decker and Sarah O'Brien. O'Brien also starred on the Women's Lacrosse team, and her teammate Lauren Vitello earned her first career honor. Rounding out the selections was Olivia Hatch from the Women's Golf team with a perfect 4.0 grade point average.

Tori Nelson becomes the first Keuka College Field Hockey player to earn her third Academic All-District honor. She started all 16 games for the Wolves, finishing in a tie for the school record with 67 games played. Nelson is the career record holder at Keuka College with 66 points and 30 assists. Her 18 career goals ranks in a tie for fourth. Nelson graduated this May with a degree in American Sign Language.

Briana Broadwell repeated as Academic All-District for the Wolves and once against started all 16 games for the Field Hockey team in the midfield. Broadwell set a new season high with two goals and five total points this season. She is a Criminology/Criminal Justice major and earned multiple Empire 8 President's List selections over her career.

Mackennah Decker played in a career-high 15 games for the Wolves while making 12 starts. She logged six shots on the year from her midfield role. It was the first Academic All-District selection for the sophomore, who is majoring in Occupational Therapy at Keuka College.

Senior Sarah O'Brien started all 16 games for Keuka College in field hockey and did the same with 14 starts in 14 games for the Women's Lacrosse team in the spring. O'Brien was a standout on the defensive end for both teams. O'Brien earned multiple Empire 8 President's List selections over her career and graduated from Keuka College with a degree in Environmental Science.

Lauren Vitello has been a three-year starter for the Keuka College Women's Lacrosse team in goal. The junior earned her first Academic All-District honor this season. She became just the second goalie in program history to surpass 400 career saves and is closing in on the all-time record. A Criminology/Criminal Justice major, Vitello earned Empire 8 President's List in both semesters this year.

Olivia Hatch played in all four team events for the Wolves on the golf course this season. She recorded a pair of top ten finishes on the year, finishing in seventh place in both the fall and spring invitationals hosted by Keuka College. An Accounting major, Hatch has maintained a perfect grade point average over her first two years at Keuka College.

The At-Large category of the Academic All-District program encompasses all NCAA teams that do not have individual sport selections by College Sports Communicators. To be eligible for Academic-All District, the student-athlete must have at least a sophomore standing and carry a minimum cumulative grade point average of 3.50 while playing in at least 90% of the team's games.
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Players Mentioned

Brianna Broadwell

#6 Brianna Broadwell

M
5' 2"
Junior
Mackennah Decker

#5 Mackennah Decker

F
5' 0"
Sophomore
Tori Nelson

#4 Tori Nelson

M
5' 7"
Senior
Olivia Hatch

Olivia Hatch

5' 9"
Sophomore
Sarah O

#1 Sarah O'Brien

D
5' 5"
Senior
Lauren Vitello

#29 Lauren Vitello

G
5' 3"
Junior

Players Mentioned

Brianna Broadwell

#6 Brianna Broadwell

5' 2"
Junior
M
Mackennah Decker

#5 Mackennah Decker

5' 0"
Sophomore
F
Tori Nelson

#4 Tori Nelson

5' 7"
Senior
M
Olivia Hatch

Olivia Hatch

5' 9"
Sophomore
Sarah O

#1 Sarah O'Brien

5' 5"
Senior
D
Lauren Vitello

#29 Lauren Vitello

5' 3"
Junior
G